mguineab
New Born Pup
Hi I've started a new thread from my old one: https://www.theguineapigforum.co.uk/threads/sow-behaviour-chasing.128566/ and looking for advice on how to house my three year old guinea pigs, now that we know it's a behavioral problem rather than one of my guinea pigs having ovarian cysts .
Basically...My guinea pig Olive became ill, and as a result Rosie has been trying to assert her dominance through aggressive chasing and nips. They were separated due to Olive's illness but now she is recovered we are having problems trying to reintroduce them as it is non stop chasing, and Olive is obviously very distressed and stops eating. I have read quite a bit about how to reintroduce them, and wonder whether its worth giving them a bath together to mask their smells? I have read that's what you could do on introducing new guinea pigs, and the vet we visited said there is a possibility that Olive's scent has changed during her illness causing Rosie to recognise her as a new guinea pig. Only thing I'm not the most experienced guinea pig owner and have never given them a bath before, so don't know whether to try it?
But the main problem I have is housing. I am going on holiday in three days and they are going to be separated now for ten days, so I can imagine reintroducing will be even harder when I return. The vets suggested that I put them in a cage in which they can see each other but not interact. At the moment I have a cage indoors (which Olive is in at the moment) and a one level hutch outside (which Rosie is in). I have read that c and c cages are a good solution, but in the UK we don't even have coroplast, and I have no clue where I can get the components to set it up!
Has anyone got any suggestions how I could house them so they can be separate but see each other?
Basically...My guinea pig Olive became ill, and as a result Rosie has been trying to assert her dominance through aggressive chasing and nips. They were separated due to Olive's illness but now she is recovered we are having problems trying to reintroduce them as it is non stop chasing, and Olive is obviously very distressed and stops eating. I have read quite a bit about how to reintroduce them, and wonder whether its worth giving them a bath together to mask their smells? I have read that's what you could do on introducing new guinea pigs, and the vet we visited said there is a possibility that Olive's scent has changed during her illness causing Rosie to recognise her as a new guinea pig. Only thing I'm not the most experienced guinea pig owner and have never given them a bath before, so don't know whether to try it?
But the main problem I have is housing. I am going on holiday in three days and they are going to be separated now for ten days, so I can imagine reintroducing will be even harder when I return. The vets suggested that I put them in a cage in which they can see each other but not interact. At the moment I have a cage indoors (which Olive is in at the moment) and a one level hutch outside (which Rosie is in). I have read that c and c cages are a good solution, but in the UK we don't even have coroplast, and I have no clue where I can get the components to set it up!
Has anyone got any suggestions how I could house them so they can be separate but see each other?
you can google it, try ebay too, wickes apparently sell the same sort of stuff and there's also a company that sells "protecta boards/screens" although I think someone's came damaged the last time.
